Acclaimed Author Alan Blankstein to Speak on Failure Is Not an Option(R) in Action: Engaging All Students at the Celebration of Teaching and Learning 2010 Conference
Blankstein to Speak at March 6 Premier Professional Development Conference in New York City
NEW YORK, March 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being issued by Corwin Press:
WHO/WHAT: Educational Publishing House Corwin today announced that Alan Blankstein, author of its award-winning book "Failure Is Not an Option®: Six Principles that Guide Student Achievement" and founder of the HOPE Foundation will present on March 6th at the 2010 Celebration of Teaching and Learning in New York City. The fifth annual Celebration, hosted by THIRTEEN & WLIW21, will bring together over 8,500 educators and global experts in the field of education to help shape the future of our schools.
Author Alan Blankstein will lead an inspirational session that provides specific strategies on student engagement and processes drawn from fifteen years of research on how high-performing learning communities sustain success. Immediately following his session, Blankstein will participate in a book signing of his recently released second edition of "Failure is Not an Option" at the onsite Barnes & Noble Bookstore.
"Failure is Not an Option®" is a time-tested, step-by-step guide to reshape the culture of American schools to create continuous success for ALL students. These methods have been implemented in schools all over North America with great success -- leading to improved test scores and reduced achievement gaps and dropout rates.
WHEN/WHERE: Saturday, March 6, 2010
11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. ET
Hilton New York
1335 Avenue of the Americas (53rd Street at 6th Avenue)
Mercury Ballroom, 3rd floor
New York, New York, 10019
FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT: WWW.HOPEFOUNDATION.ORG or WWW.THIRTEENCELEBRATION.ORG
WHO: Alan Blankstein - Founder of the HOPE Foundation and author of "Failure is Not an Option®". Other Saturday speakers to include Queen Noor, Bobby McFerrin, and Queen Latifah.
ABOUT CORWIN: Corwin, dedicated to "Helping Educators Do Their Work Better," was established in 1990 as an affiliate of SAGE, an international publisher based in Thousand Oaks, California, to provide solutions for PreK–12 educators. Corwin books and multimedia resources range from very practical, experience-based resources to more reflective or research-based titles, and are written for a diverse set of professionals -- school principals, administrators, specialists, teachers, counselors, consultants, teacher educators, and collegiate-level students. To learn more about Corwin, visit www.corwin.com.
ABOUT THE HOPE FOUNDATION: Since 1989, the HOPE Foundation (Harnessing Optimism and Potential through Education) -- a non–profit 501(c)(3), whose Honorary Chair is Archbishop Desmond Tutu -- has led the way in tapping into the passion, collective wisdom and leadership to create schools where Failure Is Not an Option® for any student. HOPE helps individuals within the school, district and region work as a team or learning community -- one that is collectively focused on success for all students. The organization has collected years of data confirming the efficacy of its approach, which is to create high-functioning leadership teams that consistently enable schools to close achievement gaps among students while enhancing overall success. Beyond test scores, HOPE has also worked with schools to build classroom environments where teachers want to teach and students want to learn. To learn more about The HOPE Foundation, visit www.hopefoundation.org.
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